- The three injured, two adults, and a police officer have been taken to a hospital.
- The mayor of Washington, where the events took place, has requested that those responsible be held accountable.
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| The capture of a video taken shortly after the shooting was recorded at the 'Moachella' festival in Washington, United States, on June 19, 2022. / Stanley E Wilson / TWITTER |
At least one child has died and three people have been injured, including a police officer, in a shooting this Sunday at the 'Moechella festival in Washington, United States.
The head of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, Robert J. Contee, has confirmed that among the victims there is a 15-year-old boy, who has died at the scene, two adults and a police officer have been injured, as has been collected by Fox News.
The Metropolitan Police officer has been shot in a lower extremity. The three injured have been taken to a hospital, Contee reported.
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The shooting took place at approximately 6:00 p.m. (local time) at a "non-permitted event" in connection with 'Moechella', which is described as a "defense festival that amplifies the culture of Washington DC", according to police sources.
"We have to make sure that individuals are held accountable for their actions," Contee stressed.
"When there are large concentrations, it only takes one person with a firearm to turn this into a dangerous scene," added the police chief.
Police officers confiscated several illegal firearms earlier in the evening and the firearm with which the officer was shot has not been recovered.
For her part, the mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, has called for those responsible to be held accountable. "We have a child who has been killed in an event that was not properly planned, with people with weapons involved," Bowser said. "Even with the Police managing the crowds in the place, someone has used a weapon, and now a child has died," the mayor denounced, adding that there needs to be more responsibility on the part of the authorities.